Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Raiders Writer Vic Tafur to talk about the surging Las Vegas Raiders and preview their upcoming Sunday Night Football game vs Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders have now won 3 straight games after destroying the Broncos 37-12 on Sunday. The Raiders defense has looked much better the past few weeks, but faces a HUGE test this Sunday vs Mahomes and the high powered Chiefs offense. The O-line has looked pretty impressive even with a ton of guys filling in for the starters. Carr has been really good and the Raiders 2 headed monster at RB has been mowing down defenses lately.

To read all of Vic's great Raiders coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/vic-tafur/

And to hear Vic on our Raiders Podcast "State of the Nation" visit: https://theathletic.com/podcast/23-state-of-the-nation/

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Warriors Writer Anthony Slater to break down all the scenarios for the W's in the upcoming NBA Draft. The W's hold the #2 overall pick in Wednesday's NBA Draft and they have some options with players and possible trades. They could just take the best available at #2, Anthony believes James Wiseman is the best fit for the Warriors. Or they could trade the pick if they can get a young superstar or perfect fit. Or they can trade back and select another player they like that would be more of question mark. We will find out what they do on Wednesday night...

To read all of Anthony's great Warriors coverage, Visit: https://theathletic.com/author/anthony-slater/

You can also hear Anthony every week on our Warriors podcast "Warriors Plus-Minus" by visiting-- https://theathletic.com/podcast/11-warriors-plus-minus/

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic NOLA Saints writer Katherine Terrell to preview the upcoming 49ers-Saints game on Sunday. It is a much different looking rematch from the amazing high scoring game from last season with all the 49ers injuries. Saints got off to a slow start, but have now won 5 games in a row after destroying Tom Brady and the Bucs on Sunday. 49ers will face 2 of their former players on Sunday, Emmanuel Sanders & Kwon Alexander. Sanders has had a slow start and is back from a positive Covid test and will look to have a strong second half of the season. Kwon Alexander is eligible to play this week and it will be interesting to see what role he plays on the Saints defense. And they talk about how versatile of a player Alvin Kamara has been this season and is the team's MVP so far this season.

To read all of Katherine's great Saints coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/katherine-terrell/

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Warriors/NBA writer Ethan Strauss to break down the upcoming NBA Draft and what the W's should do with the #2 overall pick. It's a very confusing and interesting NBA draft with not a ton known about a lot of the top players with only a small sample size of video on some players. James Wiseman is still the best choice for the Warriors, but Dani Avdija and Edwards are interesting options for the Dubs. Ethan talks about why the Warriors are a destination spot in the NBA and if there is any chance of trying to swing a deal for Giannis.

To check out all of Ethan's great Warriors & NBA coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/ethan-strauss/

And you can also hear him every week on our Warriors Podcast "Warriors Plus-Minus" by visiting: https://theathletic.com/podcast/11-warriors-plus-minus/

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Adam Copeland is joined Athletic 49ers writer Matt Barrows to talk about the 49ers loss to the Packers on TNF and what to expect from the 49ers the rest of the season. The TNF loss to the Packers felt more like a preseason game with all the missing 49ers players because of injury & covid testing. Richie James had a breakout game vs the Pack and hopefully that will get him more playing time the rest of the season. What's the deal with the 49ers signing Josh Johnson to the practice squad? Was the loss to Green Bay on Nick Mullens or was it more about the depleted roster available to play? And Matt talks about the 49ers chances this year to make a playoff run and how the game next Sunday vs the Saints is a big test.

To check out all of Matt's great 49ers coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/matt-barrows/

And to hear Matt on our 49ers podcast "Here's The Catch", visit: https://theathletic.com/podcast/18-heres-the-catch/

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic NFL Senior Writer Lindsay Jones to take a look around the NFL and some of the biggest stories halfway thru the season. The NFL trade deadline was kind of a dud since there was so many factors that made trades a lot harder this season. Covid testing and no positive tests started off good, but lately there has been a small jump. Is a playoff bubble possible to make sure things go smoothly for the NFL? And what are the chances of the NFL adding another playoff team per conference to make it an even crazier NFL playoff scenario?

To read all of Lindsay's great NFL coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/lindsay-jones/

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Packers Beat Writer Matt Schneidman to preview the upcoming 49ers-Packers game at Levi's on Thursday Night. It will be a much different looking rematch with no Jimmy G, Kittle, Deebo, Bosa, etc for the 49ers and the Packers maybe being without their top 3 running backs. RB Aj Dillion had a positive covid test and their back-up is out cause of contact distancing tracing with Dillion. Starting RB Aaron Jones looks like he will most likely miss the game as well. Matt breaks down how the Packers run defense has been really bad this season and are coming off a career high game by Dalvin Cook last week. Rodgers and Adams are still 1 of the top combos in the NFL, so the 49ers might have to try to double Adams to slow them down.

To hear Matt on The Athletic's Packers Pod "Head of the Pack", visit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/head-of-the-pack-a-show-about-the-green-bay-packers/id1530613431

And to check out all of his great Packers coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/matt-schneidman/

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Adam Copeland is joined by The Athletic CFB Editor Stewart Mandel to talk about the college bowl schedule, positive Covid tests & the Pac-12's chances to get into the CFP. College football decided not to move Bowl games into Jan for for some reason. How legit of a championship would it be with conferences playing less games and games getting canceled because of Covid. Will the Pac-12 have a shot to get into the CFP by playing less games and maybe going undefeated. And Stewart discusses if he thinks Trevor Lawrence will make it back for the Notre Dame after having to quarantine after his positive Covid-19 test.

To check out all of Stewart's great College Football coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/stewart-mandel/

And to listen to his podcast with Bruce Feldman, "The Audible with Stew & Bruce", visit: https://theathletic.com/podcast/97-the-audible-with-bruce-and-stew/

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Adam Copeland is joined by Seattle Seahawks Radio sideline reporter Jen Mueller to give a preview of the upcoming game on Sunday vs the 49ers in Seattle. The Seahawks defense has not been great so far this season, but Russell Wilson and the offense has picked up the slack. Seattle's secondary has been been fully healthy since Week 1 and that is a big reason for the issues on D. Seattle traded for Carlos Dunlap which should help their struggling pass rush. And we get an update on the availability of Jamal Adams and some of the Seahawks RBs for the game vs the Niners.

You can follow Jen on twitter @JenTalksSports and listen to her on Seahawks radio broadcasts.

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Adam Copeland is joined by The Athletic Giants Writer Andrew Baggarly to look back at some of the craziest moments on the Giants 2010 World Series Title run. So many great crazy moments that Baggs brings up from the Sanchez triple to win the last game of the 2010 season to get into the playoffs, to Cody Ross going from a waiver claim block to NLCS MVP to Giants trading Bengie Molina to open the door some a rookie catcher named Buster Posey.

To check out Baggs great piece on the 2010 Giants run, visit: https://theathletic.com/2155862/2020/10/23/giants-world-series-tim-lincecum-bruce-bochy/

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